How important is your wedding decor?
While you may not want to spend most of your budget on the decor, it IS what creates the ambience on your big day. And your mandap? Well, you’re going to go from “single” to “married” in the vedi so it IS significant. And a beautiful mandap design will create a stunning setting for wedding photos!
The mandap decoration will have to, of course, be in line with your overall decor theme. But you can look for styles, shapes and elements that will make it special to you.
Browse through 60+ gorgeous mandap designs we’ve found from Real Weddings and share your favourites with your decorator!
- All White Mandaps
- New Mandap Designs
- Latest Mandap Decor Trend: Foliage & Greenery
- Latest Mandap Decor Trend: Rustic
- Open Mandaps
- Floral Mandaps
- Simple Designs
- Traditional Mandaps
- Red Mandaps
- South Indian Wedding Mandaps
1. All White Mandaps
These days, the all-white mandap is picked by every couple who wants to keep it elegant. Some like to add a dash of red to have a beautiful contrast at day weddings, while the night wedding sees a lot of creams & golds. White floral arches or white floral domes are some of the other stunning options to pick from.
Elegant White, Cream and Gold with Floral Chandelier
While this is a fairly popular white mandap design, it’s breathtaking every single time.
Image courtesy: Tuhina Chopra Photoworks
Canopy of White Blooms
Image courtesy: Dot Dusk
Dreamy Outdoor White Mandap at a Beach Wedding Ceremony
Image courtesy: Wedding Event Designer Dubai
The floral arches! <3
Exquisite Mandap with Suspended Crystals, Flowers & Foliage
Image courtesy: Naman Verma
Beach-Facing Simple Mandap With White Drapes
Image courtesy: 1Plus1 studio
Simple White Drapes Mandap with a Pop of Red & Pink Flowers
Image courtesy: Dot Dusk
All White Mandap with Hint of Red
Image courtesy: WeddingNama
2. New Mandap Designs
Crystal chandeliers, chandeliers made out of concentric circles of flowers – chandeliers were hot in 2018 and will continue to be a popular pick. This past year, traditional flowers were used in new ways and unique mandap structures were seen as couples went for a modern take for the vedis.
Unique Mandap Design: Glamping Style! (Glamorous Camp Tent)
Image courtesy: Cinnamon Pictures
Dreamy Floating Mandap with a Ceiling of Suspended Floral Strands
Image courtesy: Art Foto Studios
Another Floating Mandap with Suspended Strings of Thousands of Flowers!
Image courtesy: Projections Events
Curtain of Tuberoses with Floral Chandelier (Very Popular!) & Printed Stool Cushions as Mandap Chairs
Image courtesy: With Love Nilma
Shades of Violet & a Crystal Chandelier Created This Gorgeous Mandap for a Sikh Wedding
Image courtesy: Mili Ghosh
A Traditional Twist to the Violet Mandap with Peacock Elements & Gold Ornate Mandap Chairs
Image courtesy: Tanvi & Co.
The Popular Floral Wall Serves as Backdrop to This Mandap
Image courtesy: The Wedding Salad
A Peach Mandap with Floral Wall Backdrop
Image courtesy: House on the Clouds
Crystal & Foliage Chandeliers Used to Glam Up This Rustic Style Mandap
Image courtesy: Morvi Images
3. Latest Mandap Decor Trend: Foliage & Greenery
Foliage, lush greenery – whatever you may call it – has been a huge wedding decor trend this past year and will continue to beautify weddings in 2019! Decorators have used greenery in creative ways to come up with some exquisite mandap designs. Of course, this mandap trend is most suited to outdoor weddings.
Beautiful Outdoor Mandap with Lush Foliage and Pops of Violet, Pastel Pink & White
Image courtesy: Romesh Dhamija
Outdoor Garden Mandap with Trellis Ceiling and Blue, Purple & White Flowers
Image courtesy: With Love Nilma
Garden Theme Dome Mandap with Tuberoses’ Curtains & Chandelier
Image courtesy: Rani Pink Love
Modern Outdoor Mandap Decorated with Roses, Filament Lights & Crystal Chandelier – With a Gorgeous View of the Mountains!
Image courtesy: Hitched & Clicked
Outdoor Mandap in a Garden Decorated With Pastel Flowers
Image courtesy: Wedding Design Company
Dome Mandap With a Fountain Backdrop, Tons of Greenery & Pastel Blooms!
Image courtesy: Melissa Gayle
Lotus Structure Mandap With Wedding Vows Printed on the Aisle
Image courtesy: Vibes of Luxury Weddings
4. Latest Mandap Decor Trend: Rustic
Think lots of twigs and earthy elements, but decorated with flowers to give it an Indian wedding feel! Rustic wedding decor is another trend that we will continue to see in 2019. Rustic vedis will add a unique vibe to the wedding’s ambience.
Anushka Sharma Virat Kohli Pastel Wedding Mandap Design with Floating Candles
Image courtesy: Stories By Joseph Radhik
Rustic Verdant Flower Arrangements for Mandap at Anita Dongre’s Son’s Mussoorie Wedding
Image courtesy: Anita Dongre
Roses & Twigs – Really Rustic!
Image courtesy: WeddingNama
Round Open Mandap with Pastel Blooms & Hanging Orbs
Image courtesy: Bhumi And Simran Photography
Modern Mandap Design with Greenery, Twigs and some Pastel Flowers
Image courtesy: ArtFoto Studios
5. Open Mandaps
In modern mandap designs, the top is being left open so that the couple can literally get married under the stars! It’s an increasingly popular trend.
Open Mandap with Asymmetrical Drape
Image courtesy: Wedding Shastra
Marigold Flowers Decorating a Turquoise Blue Mandap in Amphitheatre Set Up
Image courtesy: With Love Nilma
Floating White Mandap with Cutwork Detailing & Baby Pink Drapes
Image courtesy: Wizkim Wedding
Open Mandap with Gorgeous Floral Wall Backdrop!
Image courtesy: Memoire
6. Floral Mandaps
These are THE MOST popular mandap design. We picked the ones with the most beautiful blooming designs (pun intended!) –
Image courtesy: Vows & Tales
See more floral mandap designs here.
7. Simple Mandap Designs
The key to having a beautiful simple mandap design is using bright colours!
Yellow & Gold Mandap at a Beach Wedding
The drapes flying in the wind will look beautiful!
Image courtesy: Romesh Dhamija Photography
Simple Mandap with Yellow Drapes and White Blooms
Image courtesy: Atisuto
Existing Dome Structure Used to create a Simple Floral Mandap
Image courtesy: Design by PeeraPach
Pink, Peach, White & Orange Mandap Overlooking a Water Body
Image courtesy: The Lightsmiths
Bright Pink & Orange South Indian Mandap with Curtain of Tuberoses
Image courtesy: The Wedding Salad
Pink & Orange Drapes with Marigold Flowers
Image courtesy: Cinnamon Pictures
Dreamy Sunset Orange Mandap with Roses & Ferns
Image courtesy: Shutterdown Photography
Peach Drapes with Strings of Floating Roses as the Backdrop
Image courtesy: Beginnings for You
Simple Peach Mandap
Image courtesy: Dot Dusk
8. Traditional Mandap Designs
Marigolds and tuberoses are the most popular pick of flowers for traditional wedding decor.
Marigold Flowers for an All-Orange Mandap
Image courtesy: T’zires Wedding and Decor Planning
Pink & Orange Layered Mandap with Marigold Flowers
Image Courtesy: Namit Narlawar Photography
Wooden Mandap Decorated with Gold Trellis, Bells & Traditional Marigolds & Tuberoses
Image courtesy: With Love Nilma
Dome-Shaped Mandap with Fairy Lights Ceiling Give a Magical Twist to an Otherwise Traditional Decor Set Up
Image courtesy: Aurum by Varun Bahl
Indoor Mandap Modernized With Gorgeous Floral Curtain
Image courtesy: House on the Clouds
9. Red Mandaps
The classic red for couples who choose the traditional colour palette for their Indian wedding decor. However, you’ve never seen red done THIS beautifully!
One of the Most Beautiful Red Outdoor Mandap Designs!
Image courtesy: Going Bananas Photography
Red Roses & Rustic Come Together for this Goa Wedding
Also Read : The Most Beautiful Floral Table Centrepieces for your 2019 Wedding!
Image courtesy: The Photo Diary
Royal Red Flowers & Gold Drapes
Image courtesy: The Wedding Salad
Round Mandap with Red Flowers & a Hint of Greenery
Image courtesy: Tum Hi Ho Events
Mind-Blowing Red Floral Dome with Brocade Drapes
Image courtesy: The Wedding Salad
10. South Indian Mandaps
You’ll find plenty of traditional South Indian mandap inspiration here, with temple bells and marigolds. But, of course, only the prettiest designs!
Orchids & Temple Bells for a South Indian Mandap
Image courtesy: The Wedding Salad
Traditional Wooden Carving Mandap Design with Banana Leaves, Temple Bells & Suspended Flowers Ceiling
Image courtesy: With Love Nilma
Creative Outdoor Mandap with Marigold Strings Hanging from a Tree’s Branches!
Image courtesy: Memoire
Gorgeous Yellow & Green Mandap Set Up for South Indian Wedding
Image courtesy: One Fine Day
Traditional Yellow & Green Mandap Decor with Chequered Ceiling
Image courtesy: Romesh Dhamija
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